John Carroll University Carroll Collected The aC rroll News Student 2-17-2011 The aC rroll News- Vol. 87, No. 15 John Carroll University Follow this and additional works at: http://collected.jcu.edu/carrollnews Recommended Citation John Carroll University, "The aC rroll News- Vol. 87, No. 15" (2011). The Carroll News. 834. http://collected.jcu.edu/carrollnews/834 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student at Carroll Collected. It has been accepted for inclusion in The aC rroll News by an authorized administrator of Carroll Collected. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Stop freakin’ out: How to reduce stress in college life, p. 4 THE Thursday, FebruaryARROLL 17, 2011 EWSVol. 87, No. 15 C The Student Voice of John Carroll University N Since 1925 ‘Facemashed’ New Facebook profile pages let JCU students choose ‘hot or not’ Dan Cooney Brian Bayer Screenshots by Dan Cooney The Carroll News Left: “Dan Loster” profile was created Feb. At the beginning of the movie “The Social Network,” 3. Above: “Danielle Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg, then a student at Har- Loster” profile was vard University, created a website called Facemash.com. created Feb. 11. The site compared female Harvard students to one another. According to the movie, Zuckerberg’s intention for creating Facemash.com was to get back at his ex-girlfriend. bracket used in the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball A majority of the 64 women selected are freshmen at A Facebook profile page mirroring the Facemash.com championship tournaments. JCU, but nine are considered “all-star upperclassmen,” ac- concept was created on Feb. 3 here at John Carroll Univer- To determine whom to feature on the profile page, the cording to one comment on the page by the creator. sity. The page is under the alias “Dan Loster.” creator and his friends went through Facebook profiles of Freshman Gabriella Kreuz believes the profile objecti- The creator calls himself “Dan Loster” and only agreed JCU students and selected 64 women who they thought fies women. to an interview with The Carroll News if he did not have were at similar levels of attractiveness. The pictures of the “I feel like it’s degrading,” she said. “Whoever made it to give his real name. The interview was conducted on students featured were taken from their Facebook profiles obviously is a lowlife.” Facebook. without their knowledge. One female student requested The creator said his goal was not to offend anyone, and According to the profile’s creator, he drew inspira- that she not be featured, and so the creator of the profile he tries to screen disrespectful comments that have been tion to make the profile page after watching “The Social decided to honor her request. However, no other girls have made on the comment threads or voting. To avoid degrading Network.” asked that their picture be taken off the site, according to comments, the creator consistently reminds the voters to The information page describes the profile as helping to the profile’s creator. “be nice” or “be kind” when casting their votes. distinguish “the hottest girls at Juan Carroll.” The creator When the voting is complete, the collaborators of the Freshman Chuck Mule, who is a friend of “Dan Loster” set up a bracket that compares female students side-by-side profile plan to reveal their identity and announce the stu- on Facebook, understands how it could have a negative and asks the friends of the page to cast their vote when new dents with the most votes, according to the profile’s main “match-ups” are posted. The bracket is modeled after the creator. Please see, FACEBOOK, p. 3 Lounge in works for Recent alumna passes away Emily Gaffney another activity, but Managing Editor stop to give you a non-resident students hug and say, ‘hi,’” said Katie Manje- John Carroll University lost a member of rovic, a fellow mem- its community on Saturday, Feb. 12 when Student Union and administration hear ber of the class of alumna Andrea Teodosio died after sustain- 2010. concerns of commuter students ing injuries from a skiing accident in West Teodosio and Virginia. Manjerovic were Molly Wilson JCU from other schools is that there The 2010 JCU graduate received a degree dorm room neigh- Assistant Campus Editor is not a specific commuter student from the Boler School of Business and was bors during their lounge. working as a research and strategy/devel- freshmen year. John Carroll University has many On Feb. 8, junior Sharonica Smed- opment assistant at Hitchcock Fleming & “She was one of areas where students can gather to ley brought up this issue at the Student Associates. While at JCU, Teodosio was From http://www.ohio.com/news/116094544.html my first friends at hang out, relax or even do homework. Union Senate meeting after some actively involved in Generation Green and John Carroll and in- Andrea Teodosio ‘10 Many of these areas are filled with students had approached her with the Marketing Association. troduced me to a lot comfortable seating, television sets an interest in forming a new student Friends described her as a great friend, people. She was that girl who knew everyone,” and computers. This, of course, is very lounge created mainly for commuter who was good-hearted and hard working. Manjerovic said. similar to many other universities but “She was always the person you saw that one of the things that differentiates Please see, LOUNGE, p. 3 lit up your day. She’d always be running to Please see, TEODOSIO, p. 3 Index Inside this issue Campus 2 Diversions 15 Egypt’s Mubarak Swimming & diving 4 Arts & Life Editorial 17 resigns, teams prepare for OAC Sports 6 Op/Ed 18 Championships, p. 7 World News 10 Classifieds 20 p. 12 2 Campus February 17, 2011 www.jcunews.com The Carroll News Campus Art exhibit ‘Adsum’ adds some flair to Dolan Briefs Various pieces of art adorn the exhibit room in Dolan Science Center Megan Lutz Boler School The Carroll News The Dolan Center for Science presents and Technology is usually known for just that: science and technol- discussion forum ogy. But for the month of Febru- ary, it’s becoming a little more The Boler School will be “artsy.” presenting a discussion forum The Art Exhibit “Adsum” has called “Lessons from the Finan- taken over Dolan room E135. cial Crisis for Corporate Gover- “Adsum” is a unique exhibit of nance” on Feb. 24 from 7-8:30 contemporary paintings on Ignatian p.m. in the LSC Conference Spirituality, one of the pillars on Room in the D.J. Lombardo which John Carroll was founded. Student Center. Sponsored by the John Carroll This free event is sponsored Office of Mission and Identity, the by JCU’s Accounting Associa- exhibit coincides with the campus’ tion, Finance Association and Ignatian Heritage Week. The exhib- the KPMG Professorship in it was created by Holly Schapker, a Accounting. The main topic will graduate of Xavier, JCU’s neighbor be the causes and effects of the Jesuit university. global financial crisis. The mini gallery features eleven The forum will feature busi- ‘oil on canvas’ and ‘oil and maps nessmen and woman from the on canvas’ paintings, some as tall Cleveland area from Key Bank, as 60 inches and as wide as 72 McDonald Hopkins, Federal inches. These paintings allow an Reserve Bank of Cleveland and onlooker to walk through the life John Carroll. of St. Ignatius of Loyola. For more information contact The exhibit begins with a self- Photos by Austyn Jablonski the department of accountancy portrait drawn by Schapker. This Model of St. Ignatius’ suit of armor in the Boler School of Business is followed by paintings of two at 216-397-4393. women with whom Ignatius had making up his garment. According This also creates an element of the fact that “Ignatius of Loyola’s close relationships: “Our Lady to the painting’s description, these irony for the viewer who knows Spiritual Exercises look to a trans- of Our Way” and the “Unnamed “contemporary maps embedded of the large impact Ignatius had formation of consciousness and Manresa Woman.” Across the in Ignatius’ garment represent on the world. On the chest of this the freedom that comes with it, room in the mini gallery hangs his close relationship with ‘Our statue, a heart glows to symbolize to move beyond the constraints Special screening another painting of a female who Lady of Our Way’” as well as Ignatius’ “ability to break through of vision imposed by the limited played a role in Ignatius’ life, the “the worldwide mission work of the constraints of tradition which atmosphere of society.” of ‘Carbon “Black Madonna of Montserrat.” It the Jesuits and the contemporary no longer served him.” At its feet Senior Dan Klufas said, “It’s is believed that Ignatius laid down relevance of his story.” is coiled the serpent-like creature cool that an exhibit like this is at Nation’ his sword at the foot of this statue Several other paintings repre- which assisted Ignatius. John Carroll, but unfortunate that when he encountered it. Schapker sent significant stages in Ignatius’ Since Ignatius was very in no one knows about it.” JCU’s Boler School is show- creatively includes this fact in her life such as the relinquishment of touch with nature, it was fitting This “collection of paintings ing a special screening of the exhibit, placing her own painting his self-will. that four of the last six paintings is of particular interest in that it film “Carbon Nation” in the of Ignatius’ sword at the foot of Amidst these paintings sits a portrayed this.